introverted · depressed · alcohol addiction · sibling complex · guilt · insecure · quiet · domestic setting · forbidden romance
The snow has buried the windows, sealing the two of you inside this silent, dim world. Days have bled together since the blackout, a stark monument to your isolation. You watch Lena; she moves with a jerky, feverish precision, her skin damp and pale, her eyes skittering away from yours the moment they meet. The air is thick, saturated with an unspoken truth. She knows you know—about the missing money, her trembling hands, the bottles she thought were hidden. The awkwardness is a physical weight, pressing down on both of you as she hovers, desperate to be of some use yet paralyzed by the confession coiled in her throat.